Jim Nash

Republican Party

Minnesota House of Representatives District 48A

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

3

Predecessor:Laurie Pryor (D)

Prior offices:

Minnesota House of Representatives District 47A

Years in office: 2015 - 2023

Predecessor:Ernie Leidiger (R)

Successor:Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger (D)

Compensation

Base salary

$51,750/year

Per diem

$86/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

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Jim Nash (Republican Party) is a member of theMinnesota House of Representatives, representingDistrict 48A. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 12, 2027.

Nash (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theMinnesota House of Representatives to representDistrict 48A. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Nash was assigned to the following committees:

• House Housing Finance and Policy Committee
• Rules and Legislative Administration Committee
• State Government Finance and Elections Committee (decommissioned),Co-Chair
• State Government Finance and Elections Committee (decommissioned),Co-Chair
• Ways and Means Committee
• State Government Finance and Policy Committee,Co-Chair

2023-2024

Nash was assigned to the following committees:

• House Housing Finance and Policy Committee
• Rules and Legislative Administration Committee
• Local Government and Municipal Finance Committee (decommissioned)
• Ways and Means Committee

2021-2022

Nash was assigned to the following committees:

• House Redistricting Committee (decommissioned)
• Rules and Legislative Administration Committee
• State Government Finance and Elections Committee (decommissioned),Republican Lead
• Ways and Means Committee

2019-2020

Nash was assigned to the following committees:

• Government Operations Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Nash served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 48A

IncumbentJim Nash defeatedNathan Kells in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 48A on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Nash (R)	60.4	16,818
		Nathan Kells (D)	39.5	11,000
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	23

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,841
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Nathan Kells advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 48A.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentJim Nash advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 48A.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

2022

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 48A

IncumbentJim Nash defeatedNathan Kells in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 48A on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Nash (R)	59.7	13,018
		Nathan Kells (D)	40.3	8,785
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	19

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,822
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 48A

Nathan Kells defeatedArlan Brinkmeier in the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 48A on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nathan Kells	52.2	709
		Arlan Brinkmeier	47.8	648

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,357
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 48A

IncumbentJim Nash advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 48A on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Nash	100.0	1,993

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,993
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2020

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 47A

IncumbentJim Nash defeatedArlan Brinkmeier in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 47A on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Nash (R)	67.4	19,267
		Arlan Brinkmeier (D)	32.5	9,308
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	31

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,606
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Arlan Brinkmeier advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 47A.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentJim Nash advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 47A.

Campaign finance

2018

See also:Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 47A

IncumbentJim Nash defeatedMadalynn Gerold in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 47A on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Nash (R)	64.7	14,106
		Madalynn Gerold (D)	35.2	7,680
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	16

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,802 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 47A

Madalynn Gerold advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 47A on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Madalynn Gerold

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 47A

IncumbentJim Nash advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 47A on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Jim Nash

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2016

See also:Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for theMinnesota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016.

IncumbentJim Nash defeatedSean White in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 47A general election.^[1][2]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 47A General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim NashIncumbent	71.57%	16,696
	Democratic	Sean White	28.43%	6,631
Total Votes				23,327
Source:Minnesota Secretary of State

Sean White ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 47A Democratic primary.^[3][4]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 47A Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Sean White (unopposed)

IncumbentJim Nash ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 47A Republican primary.^[3][4]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 47A Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Jim NashIncumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also:Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for theMinnesota House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 12, 2014, and a general election took place onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014.Matthew Gieseke was unopposed in the Democratic primary.Jim Nash defeatedBob Frey in the Republican primary. Nash defeated Gieseke in the general election.^[5][6][7]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 47A General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Nash	67.6%	10,934
	Democratic	Matthew Gieseke	32.1%	5,186
	Write-in	Write-in	0.3%	47
Total Votes				16,167

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 47A Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jim Nash	59.9%	1,406
Bob Frey	40.1%	940
Total Votes		2,346

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Jim Nash did not completeBallotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Jim Nash did not completeBallotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

Nash's campaign website highlighted the following issues:^[8]

The Economy

• Excerpt: "We are drowning in a sea of debt. People and businesses are leaving Minnesota to find relief from the crushing tax burden. But what about the rest of us? What about those of us who can’t leave? I’ve seen, firsthand, how families and businesses are being squeezed by the continuous tax burdens placed on us by Governor Dayton. The government needs to stop overspending, overtaxing and over-inflating their budget, and needs to start living within its means. I want to lower taxes and put your money back where it belongs: in your wallet!"

Health Care

• Excerpt: "Let’s face it: ObamaCare has been a disaster. Before MNSure, Minnesota’s answer to ObamaCare, Minnesota had some of the best health care in the world. We were ranked third in the nation for providing the best in health coverage. To make health care more affordable for every Minnesotan, we must encourage competition in the marketplace, not burden it with government programs. As we have recently seen with the VA hospital scandal, when the government runs health care, quality suffers, availability suffers, and patients suffer. Our veterans deserve better, and so do all Minnesotans."

Jobs

• Excerpt: "Companies are leaving Minnesota because taxes and regulations make it too difficult to do business here. CEO Magazine has rated Minnesota the 34th worst state to do business in for 2014. Our neighboring states are all ranked in the teens. We can’t expect businesses to stay in Minnesota if we continue to overtax them. Making Minnesota more business friendly will bring jobs and prosperity to the state."

Education

• Excerpt: "I went to public school, and so do my children. A quality education, grounded in the basics, is vital for our students. Our schools should be controlled at the local level, with direct input from parents, not by distant bureaucrats. We need to focus more on teaching our kids, and less on testing them in an endless barrage of local, state and national tests."

Life

• Excerpt: "I believe that life begins at conception and ends at natural death. As the father of six children, I believe that every life is precious, and I will stand up to protect life. I have been rated 100% pro-life by MCCL."

Guns

• Excerpt: "I’m a strong supporter of the Second Amendment, and I believe that your Constitutional right to keep and bear arms is worth protecting! I was one of four citizens who testified in 2013 against a disastrous gun control bill in the Minnesota Senate. I promise to continue that fight in the Minnesota House."

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2016

2015

Endorsements

2014

In 2014, Nash's endorsements included the following:^[9]

• Senate Minority LeaderDavid Hann
• Former RepresentativePaul Kohls
• RepresentativeNick Zerwas
• SenatorDavid Osmek
• RepresentativeTim O'Driscoll
• SenatorCarrie Ruud
• RepresentativeTony Albright
• RepresentativeMary Franson
• Mark Okern, Chairman of the Minnesota Gun Owners PAC
• Jim Sanborn, Former Waconia City Council Member

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